The sun has been a source of life on Earth for millennia, and now with cutting-edge advancements, it is becoming a game-changer in the fight against climate change.
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused the loss of life and economic instability (a 2.5% contraction of growth is suspected) globally at an unforeseen level.
In March 2019, India achieved nearly 99% rural electrification status. The electrification scheme also known as Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana, or Saubhagya electrified more than 45,000 households every day for last 18 months.
India’s new Finance Minister, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman will be presenting her first and India’s 2019-20 budget on 5th July 2019.
Less than 90 days after becoming the Prime Minister in 2014, Shri Narendra Modi, in his address from the Red Fort on India’s 68th Independence Day, gave a clarion call for “Make in India” for the first time.
To not become reliant on imported equipment, India must immediately work on developing the value chain ecosystem to become competitive in the long run.
Solar growth in India in recent years has been phenomenal. India became the 2nd largest solar power market in the world in terms of deployment after overtaking United States in the first half of 2018.
China’s policy shift, mega tender cancellations and policies levying taxes and duties on solar industry in India, feed-in-tariff cut in Japan have made 2018 the year of uncertainty for solar. However, surveys suggest that global PV solar installations will see nearly 18% rise in 2019, finally reaching and may be surpassing 100 GW capacity addition.… Continue reading Global PV Solar Growth Analysis and Scenario in India
Fossil fuel reserves are limited and are very close to depletion. The continuously shrinking reserves have given rise to energy cost, which stand to deprive more people (already 1 bn people live without electricity) of energy and spewed toxic fumes that have led to environmental degradation. Facing such a scenario, the world is on its… Continue reading Countries need Domestic Solar Manufacturing, Not a Global Supplier!
The latest memorandum issued by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) stresses upon the importance of following BIS certification rather than Bloomberg Tier-I List when lenders are selecting solar projects to invest in. Government has highlighted this mandate as a way to protect domestic solar manufacturers from discrimination, as solar project lenders generally… Continue reading Indian Solar Future Relies on Better Quality Development
Cities act as the very centre of development of a society and spread (social, economic, political, and now technological) growth throughout the world. So, in order to build a sustainable future, the first step should be developing self-sustainable cities. Now, by saying self-sustainable, we indicate the reformation of the most important component that can bring… Continue reading How Solarising of Cities Can Play a Major Role in Building a Secure and Sustainable Energy Future
The growth of our society is dependent on energy. And, since we have built our world using limited fossil fuel reserves, continuously shrinking reserves have created scarcity for energy, and given rise to energy cost. Currently, more than 1 billion people live without electricity and continuous fossil fuel generation has led to environmental degradation. World’s… Continue reading Opportunity Like Solar Needs Initiative Like Manufacturing!